Adama Traore is set for a shock call up to join the Spain World Cup squad in a training camp.

Manager Julen Lopetegui has had his preparations dented with six Real Madrid players unable to join the squad as they gear up for their Champions League clash with Liverpool on Saturday.

Now boss Lopetegui is ready to draft in seven Spanish starlets to make up the numbers in training drills and practice games next week - and the Boro Bullet Train is one of the hot prospects on the list.

The 2010 winners will be without six Real stars when they gather. Dani Carvajal, Nacho, Sergio Ramos, Marco Asensio, Lucas Vazquez and Isco are all in Kiev for Saturday’s showdown with the Scousers and will all be given a break next week to recover.

So Lopetegui will turn to seven young players to take their places in training, according to Spanish website Sport.

And Boro’s Barcelona-born fast forward flanker Traore is one of those heavily tipped to get the call.

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Manchester City youngster Maffeo, who has been on loan at Girona and Stuttgart, Unai Núñez of Athletic Bilbao, Meré of Colonia, Fabián of Betis, Fornals of Villarreal, Oyarzabal of Real Sociedad and Carlos Soler of Valencia are also said to be on the list.

Spain are scheduled to play Switzerland in a friendly at Villarreal’s Estadio de La Ceramica on June 3 as part of their fine-tuning and it is possible the seven could feature in some capacity.

After that, Madrid players will return to the fold before the Spanish team go to their Russian base in Krasnodar on June 7.

Traore has had an eye-catching second half of the season with five goals and 10 assists and he swept the board at the club awards ceremony taking player, young player and players’ player awards.

And his form also earned him a call up to the Spanish Under-21 side.

Traore, a product of Barca’s famous La Masia academy hot-house, played at Under-16, 17 and 19 levels before joining Boro.

And he made his debut for Under-21s this March, coming off the bench in a 5–3 European Championships qualifier away win over Northern Ireland.